by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Engineering is the 177th most popular major in the country with 2,901 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $74,797 and had an average of $30,808 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 540 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $82,396 and $33,796 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 292 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in other engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 27 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Southfield, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 101 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 44 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 29 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 12 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Other Engineering Report
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